The ADA provided a hazard assessment guide and checklist for the safe reopening of dental practices as a part of the organization's continued efforts to ease confusion and anxiety among dentists during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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All licensed California dentists can receive free personal protective equipment from the California Dental Association regardless of membership status, according to a May 28 news release.
Attorneys are asking a judge to dismiss a $50 million proposed class-action lawsuit against Knoxville, Tenn.-based Clarence "Buzz" Nabers, DDS, who allegedly exposed thousands of patients to infectious diseases, according to USA Today affiliate Knox News.
Dentists nationwide are purchasing UV light technology to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in their practices, but there are many factors to consider before buying these costly products, according to CNBC.
Many dentists are considering the use of air filters, UVC lights and suction devices to help reduce aerosols as their practices reopen, but there is a lack of messaging on how to effectively incorporate these products, according to the American…
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The CDC released infection prevention and control guidelines this week for offices resuming nonemergency dental care during the pandemic.
Dental patients in San Francisco must receive a COVID-19 test before procedures that can produce dental aerosols, excluding emergencies, according to ABC's KABC-TV.
The FDA removed its emergency use authorization for some KN95 masks made in China after they failed to meet a filtration efficiency rate of 95 percent during testing by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Orders allowing Arkansas dentists to resume elective procedures are "ill-conceived" and "sow confusion and disorder," according to a letter from the Arkansas State Dental Association, KATV News reports.
Dentists in West Virginia said they were disappointed after each receiving a large box of personal protective equipment, only to find a handful of supplies inside, according to WCHS.